MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Bibb County School District is partnering with the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce to talk to businesses about how to impact students. Superintendent Dr. Dan…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Heaven Whitby, a Macon native and Northeast High School graduate, is the new director of Startup Macon. It's a new initiative funded by the Knight Foundation…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin is getting the stamp of approval on the care it gives to stroke patients. The hospital is designated…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon Mental Health Matters "Pop-Up Gym" events return after a month break. The organization typically holds a pop-up event in a Macon recreation center on the second Saturday of the month. The sessions include yoga,…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — If you are in need of items for your furry friend, you're in luck! Island Breeze Animal Rescue in Jeffersonville is hosting…
VIENNA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Two schools in the Dooly County School System will be closed to students, faculty, and staff on Friday, August…
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A Bleckley County school bus got in an accident Thursday morning. According to a social media post by Bleckley County Schools, a two-car…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The number of scattered storms we will see in the afternoon and evening is climbing ahead of the weekend. Today Much like yesterday we will see plenty…
FITZGERALD, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Fitzgerald Police Department are offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction for the homicides of Kevin and Cedric Kind. The Kind Brothers were…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Perry Restaurant Week started August 12. Whether you're going to your favorite lunch spot or wanting to try a restaurant you've never tried, Perry Restaurant Week is…
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Jones County Sheriff's Office is cracking down on businesses selling alcohol to anyone under 21. Lt. Kenny Gleaton says investigators conducted a compliance…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Middle Georgia Regional Airport will soon have a director in charge. Macon-Bibb County Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve adding the position to the organizational chart. The position…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Senator Jon Ossoff is making a push in the senate for better fitting body armor for women in the military.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A portion of Anthony Road will be renamed Robert Louis Scott Boulevard following a vote this week by Macon-Bibb Commissioners. Commissioners approved the renaming of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff's Cyber Security Opportunity Act is now law. According to Senator Ossoff, it expands cybersecurity education in historically black colleges. President Joe Biden signed…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - We will see more cloud cover today than so far this week. Today It was a mostly cloudy morning around Middle Georgia, and most of those…
While it was a mostly quiet day weather-wise for Middle Georgia, we saw storms fire up during the evening hours. Storms will continue into the early morning hours Wednesday, with patchy…
WRIGHTSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Johnson County School District is taking new safety measures after a man fired shots during a football game Friday, sending…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Treasure Maps: Macon, the newest iteration of The Storytelling Project, returns to Macon this fall. The Storytelling Project was created five…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) - A pro-Herschel Walker Super Pac hosted a grocery voucher give away at Piggly Wiggly in Jeffersonville on Tuesday. Customers were given $5o grocery vouchers from the Super PAC, which is known as "34N22." The giveaway occurred as…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb's Office of Small Business Affairs is holding several events this Black Business Month to promote Black-owned businesses. Events will also provide services and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — SOS Rescue hosted a pet pantry Tuesday for people who need help taking care of their furry friends. SOS partners with the Humane Society of the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Paige Parker is a new mom to her second child, a 3-week-old baby named Alice. She says she was able to breastfeed her first daughter for nine months, and…
HIGH FALLS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Florida man faces multiple charges after being found in possession of a stolen vehicle Tuesday afternoon. A Monroe County Sheriff's Office news…
UPDATE: Upson County Sheriff Dan Kilgore says the lockdown has been lifted for schools in the county. He says a high school student's parent called to report that their child saw another student with a gun. The schools were placed…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The recent pattern of storms in the evening and nighttime will continue today. Today We again woke up to some patchy fog around Middle Georgia, however we…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, August 1 and Friday, August 5, 2022. All scores of 69 and below are shown in red. All…
We have been seeing scattered storms across Middle Georgia for much of the day today, with a few more possible overnight. Tuesday morning we will be waking up to some patchy fog…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Buffington's employees experienced a scary situation early Saturday morning while they were closing down the restaurant. The electrical panel caught fire, and thanks to a quick acting…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - You may have noticed a new photo booth on the corner of Second and Poplar Streets in downtown Macon. The booth made its debut on July…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The parking meters in downtown Macon are undergoing some upgrades. You may have seen signs on the meters recently asking you to use the Passport parking…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Museum of Aviation welcomed a MiG-21, a Soviet Union era plane, to its fleet this past weekend. The plane was able to reach speeds up to 1,400 miles per hour and could reach heights…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — St. Joseph's Catholic School in Macon is celebrating 150 years of educating children. The school is also celebrating the start of a…
SANDERSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A new prosecutor has been assigned to consider retrying three former Georgia sheriff’s deputies accused of killing a man they shocked with stun guns while he was walking down a rural road in 2017. Columbus-based District…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Average conditions with afternoon and evening storms will continue into the new week around Middle Georgia. Today We had a few clouds around the region as we rolled into our Monday morning, however around the sunrise…
UPDATE (8/6): The Johnson County Sheriff's Office identified the man they saw fired shots into the air just outside of Lovett Stadium during a football game Friday night. [field59_video account="WMGT" key="fe032ec4b17a4a8fd87f61c0151bda763cc62e0e" vtitle="UPDATE: Dublin man charged after firing shots into air…
UPDATE (8/6): The Bibb County Sheriff's Office released photos Saturday of the suspects and the vehicle they were believed to be driving. [field59_video account="WMGT" key="7d5cf2b2b004f771123835378c177e9d7e3139fa" vtitle="Bibb County Sheriff’s Office releases photos of suspects from attempted armed robbery that resulted in…
Our summer trend of afternoon showers and storms will be continuing this weekend across Middle Georgia, thanks to a pretty stagnant weather pattern. Highs will be warming into the 90s each afternoon with high humidity and pop up storms each…
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Friday marked the first day of school for Bleckley County students and the first day of the new Bleckley County Primary School being open. The school holds preschool through second grade. Before the new building, preschool…
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — 830 High in downtown Macon is hosting its first art show featuring three local artists. Artists Anna Richards, Erin Hawkins and Rudy Mendes are all active…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgi a(41NBC/WMGT) — The City of Warner Robins is taking the next step in a long process to build a "City Center." In a council meeting on Monday, members voted to purchase six acres of property near Commercial…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Robins Air Force Base is celebrating 50 years of the F-15 fighter jet. Retired United States Airman Bob Leaviet has worked on F-15s for most of his military career. He was what's called an "Eagle…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - U.S. Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08) spent some time with farmers in Middle Georgia this week. Tuesday, he toured farms in both Bleckley and Twiggs…
THOMASTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Georgia school bus driver is dead following a morning crash in Upson County. According to the Thomaston-Upson County Schools Facebook page, the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - We will continue to see opportunities for storms during the afternoon and evening over the weekend. Today We had a number of thin wispy clouds…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — It's been almost a month since the Salvation Army of Greater Macon was left with no air conditioning in its daytime area. The center says it's still looking for donations to help repair the unit that…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon-Bibb Transit Authority unveiled a new electric bus Thursday that honors Macon's music history. The Macon Music Masters bus, named Melody, features pictures of local music legends throughout time. Noted legends and their families visited…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Milledgeville resident is working to educating others on "Stevens Johnson Syndrome," also known as "SJS." Andre Williams was diagnosed with SJS in 2017. "To see where I've come from, it's bittersweet, kind of hard to…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The City of Perry is continuing to look for ways to bring its residents together. The city will hold a silent disco at the Perry Events Center during its First Friday celebration Friday. Three DJs will…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) - Residents of the Bay Gall Creek area in Houston County met with county officials this week to voice concerns about flooding in their homes. Mike Hatcher has lived near the creek since 2008. He says flooding…